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Multiple award-winning author Sue Henry takes us into the heart of America's last frontier with a gripping tale of suspense set in a rugged land that appeals to the adventurous and strong ... and to those who are drawn to darkness.
Famed Alaskan "musher" Jessie Arnold thinks she's finally put her dark past behind her. But the excavations on her new cabin unearth a decades-old skeleton entombed in a crumbling basement wall -- along with a butterfly pendant necklace worn by the alleged victim of a brutal serial slayer who preyed on area women twenty years earlier.
Pulled once more into a murder investigation against her will, Jessie fears a grim, half-forgotten nightmare has been reborn. For, in this stark and lonely place, in the first days of the all-too-brief Alaskan summer, another woman has disappeared without a trace. The signs suggest the unthinkable: an insatiable human monster has returned. And the clues she's uncovering hint that Jessie Arnold may well be his next victim.
Customer Reviews:
Cold Company is a chiller of a good read........2007-08-25
Sue Henry's knowledge of Alaska adds so much authencity to her writing. Her Alaska mystery series using Jessie Arnold, girl musher, as heroine, are interesting, full of vivid detail, and have enough "male" (stuff/point of view) in them to make a good read for men as well. I especially like her attention to detail of the Alaskan scenery and way of life. She must research like crazy! Cold Company is another book worth reading in this series. I look forward to reading all of them. I always "guess wrong" who the offender is, and Sue Henry keeps you guessing to the very end! She also makes one dream of making the trip to see her Alaska for themselves!
A Page Turner.......2007-04-14
At first I was not sure I would like this book, it seemed to start off a little slow. After reading through several pages it became quite interesting and I was not able to put it down. I almost gave up reading it at first, I'm glad I didn't. The characters are interesting and her style of writing keeps you on the edge of your seat, kind of like some action movies! Enjoy!
Almost Like Being There.......2005-08-08
Jessie Arnold is building a new cabin on her property to replace the one that was burned to the ground by an arsonist a few months ago (Beneath The Ashes). During the excavation for her basement, a skeleton is unearthed. Meanwhile, women are being found to have been murdered in a way that recalls a serial murderer of twenty years ago. Sue Henry weaves a wonderful plot in which several characters could be the perpetrator. The reader worries Jessie will trust the wrong person while suspecting another. As always, Henry's landscape and wildlife descriptions are so well done, it's almost like being there. I read Sleeping Lady several years ago and I don't remember the story, but I remember the descriptions of the Alaskan wilderness. These books let the reader reside in the wilderness for a little while with all the perks and none of the hardships.
COLD COMPANY is a fast paced read........2004-07-29
If you enjoy a mystery story full of red herrings, stalwart characters, an exotic Alaskan setting coupled with enough twists and turns to titillate the most ardent armchair sleuth, COLD COMPANY by Sue Henry is just the ticket.
Jessie Arnold is a well-known "dog musher" who was the target of a serial arsonist who destroyed her home in Henry's earlier book, BENEATH THE ASHES. Now with work under way to rebuild her lost log cabin, she finds a skeleton in the dig. Along with the male bones, investigators find a butterfly necklace purported to belong to a young woman who disappeared more than 20 years ago. Could her bones be buried near this body? Could Jessie's land be another burial site used by serial killer Robert Hansen, who was convicted of 17 murders and is now spending his waning days in prison?
This theory is ruled out almost immediately when the bodies of two recently murdered women are found in close proximity to the construction site. Everyone involved in the investigation agrees that a copycat killer is on the loose...but who and why? After all, in the small, claustrophobic towns of rural Alaska, neighbors and workers are friends who know each other. Or do they?
If these unnerving events aren't enough to jangle the nerves of ever independent Jessie Arnold, she also begins to receive anonymous gifts in the form of a single rose left first on her doorstep and then in her kitchen. At first, she thinks they may be a surprise from her former lover but then realizes that their break, while painful, was permanent. So, who is trespassing on her property and invading her most private space?
As all of the book's events unfold, the Alaskan summer solstice slowly melts away toward winter; Jessie and her friends are convinced that they are on the trail of a different serial murderer. They wend their way along wilderness trails that lead deep into heavy forest cover to emerge slipping and sliding over the icy glacial terrain that surrounds their part of the world.
Sue Henry is an adept storyteller. In Jessie Arnold she has created a prototype of a single, independent, self-supporting and intelligent but stubborn woman, who always wants things her way. But Jessie is not hard or cold hearted. She is has the courage to reexamine and reevaluate her opinions, behaviors, strengths, and vulnerabilities without compromising her integrity. These characteristics save Henry's protagonist from being a stereotype and rescue her tales from banality.
COLD COMPANY is a fast paced read, perfect for a hot summer day.
--- Reviewed by Barbara Lipkien Gershenbaum
No dog racing, no blizzards.......2004-07-03
Sue Henry has managed to write a hum-drum murder mystery which just happens to be set in the Alaskan wilderness. Bah! Humbug! Usually, she manages to educate us about the frozen North as she entertains us, but this time, she resorts to the old Hollywood technique of having her main characters do stupid things to get into harm's way, and then rescues them just in the nick of time ( and sometimes lets them crash and burn ). A rainy-day time-killer, but not one I would buy and/or keep.
Charlie
Customer Reviews:
very good mystery.......2004-10-08
I liked this book. The Alaska setting and the protagonist Jessie Arnold being a dog sled racer gave the story an unusual side. The characters were good. The story line was interesting. The ending was surprising. I'd recommend it to those who like mysteries set in the outdoors, like Nevada Barr's series about Anna Pidgeon.
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3 Titles By Sue Henry Jessie Arnold Alaska Series : Termination Dust Deadfall Cold Company. Three mmpb books.
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Theseus is a young man sentenced to be sacrificed to the gods. Ariadne is deeply in love with him. She conspires to save him from his grisly fate, but doesn't count on Dionysus stepping in to complicate matters. With mythical beasts and whimsical gods confronting them at every turn, Ariadne and Theseus must find their way through a maze of events that are as twisted as they are dangerous.
Customer Reviews:
A new look at the Greek myth.......2006-06-18
"Ariande's Web" is a radical look at the famous Greek myth of Theseus and the Labyinth. Asterion is a good guy, who has power over dreams and loves his sister, Ariadne, very much. Ariadne falls in love with Theseus, who is due to be sacrificied to Shiva, the Indian lord of destruction. After a daring escape, Theseus turens out to be a jerk (and a theif and pirate) and casts Ariadne away out of hand. The the story follows Alex (a soldier who loves Ariadne and helps in the escape), who finds the god Face of Dionysus and becomes the Twice-Born God (though with all the avaters wo have worn the masks, I'd say twice is conservative). Dionysus meets with Apollo (a new body to inhabit that god also) and they team up to fight the evil god Shiva.
Not a bad book, with all the familier elements of the Greek myths there, but looked at in a whole new light. Asterion has never been treated better, where as Theseus is pretty dispicable. Ariadne is kind of a Bronze Age Vally Girl. Alex is OK, his enterouge of passion fueled creatures are fun though. The book sufferes from over length, but it is still better than a alot of other fantasy around.
Good, but not as solid as The Face of Apollo.......2005-09-26
The second book in this series set in the world of Greek Mythology is a quick, entertaining read, but not as gripping as the first volume in the series, the Face of Apollo.
Character development is weaker than in the first volume, and the main character doesn't seem to have to struggle nearly as hard as the character who becomes Apollo did in the previous volume. Apollo makes an appearance in this volume, but his compatriots from the previous volume do not.
Concept good, but disappointing.......2003-09-13
I'm a Saberhagen fan from way back, but I had to force myself to finish this second part of the Gods series. It's a great concept, the use of 'faces of the gods' but I had higher hopes in it's execution. The story development is too broken up, goes out of it's way to be roundabout, and the characters I wished more of didn't pan out. Frankly, this is a good short story stretched way too long. No book three for me.
Book two of a good series.......2001-12-02
Adrian's web, Now this wasn't the best Saberhagen book, the I have ever read, but don't get me wrong, it was still very good. Compared to the first book, Adrians web is less wonderous, but it is still just as strong in the writing and the flow of words. The imaginative aspect of fantasy books is there and while these is no "Lord of The Rings" it is still a very well crafted and interesting tale, that all should read
An acceptable sequal.......2001-02-03
The beginning is a little slow and at times it seems it takes many pages for anything exciting to happen, but its still a good book overall. I can honestly say i wasnt hooked on this one like i was the face of apollo, but i HAD to read what happens to Jeremy Redthorn aka apollo. After i finished the book, I went right to amazon.com and bought the next one. Arms of Hurcules. I am currently half way through Arms of Hurcules and its worth reading adraines web just to understand more of Hurcules.
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If you are serious about weight training, you have probably experienced the "plateau phenomenon." You train harder, you consume extra protein in your diet, but you just don't get the strength and power gains that you want. For the last ten years sports nutrition has focused on "what" to eat. The latest research from leading sports science labs now shows that "when" you eat may be even more important. Nutrient Timing adds the missing dimension to sports nutrition, the dimension of time. By timing specific nutritiion to your muscle's 24-hour growth cycle, you can activate your body's natural anabolic agents to increase muscle growth and gain greater muscle mass than you ever thought possible. Nutrient Timing is the biggest advance in sports nutrition in over a decade.
By apply the principles of the Nutrient Timing System, you'll be able to deliver the precise amounts of nutrients needed at precisely the right time to optimize your muscle-building agents and maximize muscle growth, while minimizing muscle damage and soreness after a hard workout. You'll even be less susceptible to colds. You can actually sculpt a better body with more lean muscle mass, less fat, and more power without changing your exercise program or even you total caloric intake. "Nutrient Timing" will show you how.
Customer Reviews:
For Anyone Who Wants to Gain Muscule and/or Loss Fat!.......2007-10-01
Just a few points to summarise:
* Great easy read - not too technical - easily absorbed.
* Contents based upon research findings over the last 30 years.
* Usefully for anyone who wants to know more about the when and why factors in relation to eating, etc.
* Learn how to get your body to do want you want it to do when building muscle or when loosing fat.
Lastly, I have read heaps on bodybuilding forums over the Internet, but the key knowledge contained in this book, hasn't hit the vast majority of people who frequent those forums yet. Money well spent!!!
A must for anyone who wants to build muscle bulk and/or lose fat more easily as part of their normal training program.
Nutrient Timing-An invaluable concept.......2007-09-26
Based on solid, referenced research, the authors take you through the nutrient timing philosophy that can make serious improvements to an athletes performance and physic. This book is geared towards strength athletes but as a Triathlete who trains daily, the system is invaluable in assisting recovery and improvement. The book is easy to understand in the most part, and is detailed enough for the more enquiring who wish to have all the information before making an informed decision.
Great Book.......2007-09-26
This is the missing chapter to weight training and personal training certifications. this is a must have. this book will show you how to use your supplements and diet food correctly.
Very disappointed .......2007-09-14
This book was a big let down for me and it seem's to be out of date . The carbohydrate
to protein ratio per lb of bodyweight is just wrong !! It's far too low . All the information in this book can be found compacted down on the internet , it takes a couple of chapters for this book to explain the information I found in an internet article that prints out on two and a half sheets !!!
I wish that I could find something positive about this book but I cant, it's badly written and very repetitive If you want to spend money on information already on the internet fine (I do it my self) just find a better book than this , the bad, repetitive writing rely make it a chore to read.
Nutrient Timing: The Future of Sports Nutrition .......2007-08-05
This book is a quick read. It contains researched based information about what a trainer should eat prior to exercise, during exercise and after exercise to maximize their growth/recovery.
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From roadside to restaurant, Green Mangoes and Lemon Grass presents a lip-smacking culinary tour of Southeast Asia's most scrumptious food. From Singapore's fascinating cosmopolitan offerings to Thailand's sinfully spicy dishes and Vietnam's refreshingly healthful recipes, Green Mangoes and Lemon Grass explores the glorious splendor of Southeast Asia's rich and varied cuisine. Featuring expertly-written text recipes from the diva of Asian cuisine, Wendy Hutton, Green Mangoes and Lemon Grass will help you whip up an Asian festival of food in your very own kitchen!
This book ranks alongside other top selling titles such as Tropical Asian Cooking: Exotic Flavors from Equatorial Asia by Wendy Hutton; Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid; The Complete Asian Cookbook by Charmaine Solomon; and Seductions of Rice: A Cookbook by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid.
Customer Reviews:
Brilliant!!.......2007-09-25
I love this book - it is one of my favorite cookbooks. This has delicious easy to make recipes including many variations on noodle soups, fried rice, curries, appetisers etc. The recipes taste authentic, such as the Singaporian laksa - which is as good as any I have had in Singapore
It is very modern, the recipes are trendy, and the food tastes restaurant class. After cooking out of this cookbook it is very difficult to enjoy going out for Asian meals again - much nicer to cook it yourself using this book!
Reliable and handsome .......2006-02-27
Ms. Hutton offers reliable, clear recipes in a beautiful book, with clear advice as to ingredients, combinations, and cooking techniques. Lush photographs make everything look scrumptious. Good design keeps one recipe together on one page. I have had very good results with the three recipes I have tried. I bought the hardback because I expect to be using this book often, and appreciate the author's identification of recipes that require extra time and effort--a whole chapter. Another approach I appreciate is a good use of English that is not too British, not too American--but comprehensible to both, I hope. I am an American cook but sometimes use metric measures and having both is helpful.
Fantastic book!.......2004-07-18
Not only is this book beautiful to look at, the recipes produce the most delicious (and authentic tasting) food. The simple recipes are easy enough even for people who aren't that confident in the kitchen (like my spouse); the fancier ones are perfect for dinner parties. Highly recommended!
Access to a well-stocked Asian grocery will be required.......2004-04-13
Access to a well-stocked Asian grocery will be required for successful appreciation of GREEN MANGOES AND LEMON GRASS; but readers with such access will find this a fine introduction to the range of Southeast Asia's dishes, from Thailand's spicy cuisine to the French influences of Vietnamese dishes. Enjoy a Mimosa Rice from Vietnam spiced with coconut milk, fish sauce, Chinese sausages and onions; or a Spicy Minced Beef from Laos with lime juice and lemon grass. Beautiful color photos abound.
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Prepare to have any illusions about your canine companion totally shattered. In writing The Truth About Dogs, author Stephen Budiansky (The Nature of Horses) is determined to uncover the true nature of our beloved beasts, and it's not always a pretty picture. The introduction presents a basic question: why on earth have we allowed these disease-carrying, biting, destructive, and expensive animals into our lives? We know why--it's because we love them, warts and all. So does Budiansky, and once you read past his inflammatory introduction, you'll find a book that presents a new way of looking at old behaviors.
His insistence on the recent evolution of separate breeds, even those generally considered to have originated centuries ago like the Mexican hairless, is sure to be controversial. His interpretation of recent behavioral research may raise some hackles as well, and begins with an examination of pack behavior in wolves. While wild packs have only one dominant male and female, we often expect our dogs to behave submissively to an extended family of dominants--not only can that be difficult, but some of their natural "submissive" behavior can be extremely frustrating. Face-licking is an easy example of this poor conduct; Rover thinks he's showing submission, but Grandma's not thrilled with having an 80-pound shepherd jumping on her. In discussions of more general behaviors, Budiansky's examinations of the motivation levels present in different breeds seems to explain much about the success or failure of obedience training. While you may raise your eyebrows and frown through a few of his assertions, this fresh look at old assumptions makes a fascinating read for anyone who's ever loved a dog. --Jill Lightner
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Dogs: Man's best friends-or canine con artists? For centuries dogs have stolen our hearts, our homes, and our wallets. Just how do dogs get otherwise reasonable adults to feed them sirloin, let them occupy easy chairs, and generally allow them to regulate our every waking hour? In this provocative, entertaining, and wholly admiring reappraisal of our canine companions, Stephen Budiansky calls upon the latest research on dog behavior, genes, and evolution to explain why dogs do what they do, think what they think, and feel what they feel-and how they have come to occupy such a remarkable place in our lives and affections. Challenging many of our accepted ideas about canine intelligence and emotions, Budiansky shows how the very strange things that dogs so often do-fiercely guarding pairs of shoes, barking incessantly at the UPS man, rolling in really foul-smelling things-are the product of a rich blending of their ancient wolf ancestry, their subsequent dramatic evolutionary changes in the company of man, and their ever-so-peculiar modern social environment, neither wolf nor human. This original and insightful reexamination of an animal at once so familiar and so mysterious tells us, for the first time ever, what it truly is to be a dog.
Customer Reviews:
The Whole Truth About Dogs? Not Quite..........2007-02-13
Partial kudos to Stephen Budiansky for this look at the supposedly true nature of man's best friend. On the one hand he easily dispels many of the common myths that most (if not all) of the famous so-called dog experts out there still cling to. On the other hand he should take a harder look at the real causes of aggression (it's always based on fear). And he should especially re-examine the alpha theory, which he's totally in love with.
Don't get me wrong. It's great that he's put the Bar Harbor experiments into perspective. Too many breeders are now sending puppies home way to early. And far too many puppies and dog owners are still suffering from the myth of the "critical socialization window" by putting their dogs into training before the pups are emotionally developed enough for learning. Even though the idea that there are "critical windows" has been thoroughly de-bunked (as Budiansky rightly reports they're now called "sensitive periods"), puppy classes continue to be a bustling business, and the trainers who run them either don't see the disservice and potential harm they're doing to these lovely little animals, or they just don't care because such classes make for a good, steady flow of revenue.
For the most part Budiansky does a first-rate job of whittling down canine intelligence to its actual level, particularly when it comes to the kinds of "signals" dogs deliver through vocalizations and body language (Budiansky, who's careful not to mistake these signals as use of actual language, calls them hints, which I think is still too anthropomorphic). It's very helpful for dog owners to know that the so-called signals their dogs make aren't about what the dog MEANS, they're about what the dog wants to ACCOMPLISH. In other words, your dog isn't trying to TELL you anything, he's trying to get you to DO something.
On the other hand, he's way off-base when he says: "A great many of the touchy-feely therapeutic types declare that physical punishment is never `appropriate' or that `aggression only creates aggressiveness.' The fact is dogs who are given one swift whack the first time they try to assert themselves in a menacing manner will often never try it again."
First of all, "touchy-feely?" Is that a scientific term I'm unaware of? And secondly, while it's true that dogs who received such an aggressive form of punishment may not "try it again" with the person who whacked them, it practically guarantees that they'll do it again with someone they perceive as weaker, such as a child. (Unfortunately the dogs may also feel less interested in playing again because there's a direct correlation between sociability and rough play, which is a means of reducing aggressive feelings.)
Budiansky makes matters worse when he goes on to say: "Dogs respond to aggressiveness from someone they perceive as dominant not by becoming more aggressive, not by becoming fearful, but rather by immediately and lavishly demonstrating their submissiveness."
The fact is what he's describing isn't submission at all; it's a sublimated form of aggression. (See Rudolf Schenkel's commentary below.) And since all aggression is based on fear, it's also a fearful response. So he's just contradicted himself. Whacking a dog actually does cause him to demonstrate both fear AND aggression.
It seems to me that the clue to the brutal mindset that Budiansky exhibits here is his complete, blind devotion to the now discredited alpha theory. He completely misses the boat on how and when and why this theory was misconceived. Nor does he give more than a passing thought to the kinds of intelligence this theory would require dogs and wolves to have. The simple, unathrompomorphic fact is that dogs with strong, assertive temperaments, who end up in a constant state of anxiety (generally due to mistreatement of some kind), will exhibit the same kinds of stress-related behaviors that captive wolves did in the initial studies (done in the 1930s and 40s) that gave us the alpha theory. A lot has changed since then. Just read the studies of wild wolves done by L. David Mech and others. Read Alexandra Semyonova's study on the self-emergent nature of a dog's social instincts. Budiansky gives one paragraph to Mech (in which wild wolf packs are seen to be more of a cooperative system than a linear hierarchy), but spends half of this book glorifying the old mythology.
Another mythology-based quote: "Dogs are easily trained to sit, lie down, and stay because those are precisely the sorts of postures or actions that subordinate wolves display toward dominant individuals."
The "down" used in obedience isn't remotely similar to the so-called submissive posture exhibited by dogs and wolves. And even that posture has been mis-labeled as submissive. Rudolf Schenkel, a contemporary of Konrad Lorenz who disagreed with the alpha theory from its inception, made a very important observation: "It is always the inferior wolf," Schenkel wrote, "who has his jaws near the throat of his opponent." So the apparent posture of submission is actually one of readiness to attack. Schenkel and others go on to point out that submission is actually a way of winning such confrontations without violence, and of controlling the other wolf's behavior. If so, then who's really in charge of things? The dominant loser or the submissive winner?
Finally, when Budiansky asserts that the sit, and stay, and down are reflective of submissive behaviors observed in captive wolves he's dead wrong. They're actually based on the predatory motor patterns of wild wolves: The down and the stay are part of the eye-stalk. The heel mimics the way wolves travel together when searching for prey. Even coming when called mimics a part of the hunt. Nearly everything a dog does is related to his inherited version of the wolf's prey drive. And when dogs aren't given a proper outlet for that drive, yes, they exhibit the same kinds of stress-related behaviors seen in those captive wolves. But these are abnormal, unnatural social behaviors that have been misperceived as dominance, submission, and hierarchy for the last 60 years. It's time to move on, away from the old era, and get to the real truth about dogs.
I'm afraid Stephen Budiansky's own instincts for getting at the truth have let him down. Two stars.
Very superficial.......2007-01-04
I thought this book was very shallow, though somewhat entertaining. Budiansky summarizes the gist of a lot of research on dogs, but you might as well go to the source--it will be a much more interesting read. Instead of this derivative and superficial book, read Raymond and Lorna Coppinger.
Best book on dogs ever.......2006-07-15
Although I love dogs, I read this book because I have been informally studying animal cognition and it was cited in another book. Most "dog books" are written by dog trainers and/or breeders. This is more of a scientific book on animal behaviorism, but it should be of great interest to anyone who loves dogs. Some people may be emotionally offended by the concept that dogs do not have the exact same emotions as humans or that they are not just like people in the way their thought processes operate. The author does refer to dogs as parasites. This is technically true in the sense that humans do not gain any evolutionary advantage from our association with dogs. I wouldn't put too much emphasis on it. The author obviously loves dogs and the parasite comment is not a big part of the book.
The book deals with how dogs evolved from wolves, why dogs are the way they are, what is happening inside a dog's mind, the effects of inbreeding among breeds, and other topics. I won't try to summarize the entire book, but I particularly liked the following two points. They were not major parts of the book. I refer to them only as examples to illustrate the general tone of the book.
Human psychologists can place blame for a person's faults on either the individual, society in general, or the parents. Dog trainers can similarly place the blame for a dog having problems upon the dog, the kennel, or the owner. Since dog trainers train dogs, it is in their self interest to blame the owner for everything. In truth, it is probably a little bit of all three. In particular, kennels are breeding dogs for their looks and not for their personalities.
For aggressive dogs, trainers typically break their behavior into categories such as dominance aggression, fear aggression, food aggression and so forth. If human psychologists did this for people, they would refer to "hate being stuck in traffic" aggression, "can't stand the boss at work" aggression, "hate waiting in line" aggression, and so forth.
This is a great book. People with a scientific interest will get a lot from it since I don't believe that dogs have been treated in such a way before, and people have such a ready knowledge of dog behavior. I think dog lovers who haven't been exposed to the science of animal behaviorism and animal cognition will really love the new perspective.
Are dogs just parasites?.......2005-11-20
This book reads like a hand picked set of scientific facts woven together to support the argument that dogs are not man's best friend at all. Although interesting and informative in some parts, this book is also repetitive, meandering and overly negative in others. The first half of the book runs through some interesting observations about the genetics of dogs and their behavioural links to wolves. This is interesting and you can read through it in one enjoyable sitting. However, as the book goes on you notice that Budiansky gets more and more negative about dogs, using a thinly veiled veneer of science to try and make his arguments look objective. He basically describes domestic dogs as being inferior mutations of wolves. He seems to be trying to tell us that we need to face up to the fact that our dogs don't love us, but that instead they are using us like parasites. Moreover, all their signs of affection, play and obedience are actually just instinctive behaviours that have evolved to help them in the wild. OK - if this corresponds to your experience with dogs then this is the book for you. For me, I haven't got time to read all the underlying scientific papers but this just doesn't square away with empirical evidence. Budinsky himself makes a point of the fact that comparatively little scientific research has been conducted on dogs. This doesn't seem to stop him from using what has been done to denigrate them. Overall this book doesn't give man's best friend any credit at all, and I suspect that many dog owners would find it quite disturbing. The fact that it tries to use science to back up its bias claims is even more troubling.
The Best Book on Canine Behavioral Ecology Yet..........2005-03-30
Having at one time fancied myslef an Evolutionary Biologist (until I had to make an actual, lucrative living) I thoroughly enjoyed this dispassionate treatise on canine behavior. I am a lifelong dog owner love them to pieces. This book does a great job of deconstructing the myths of dog behavior and rightly provides criticism of the eugenics of modern dog breeders. A little bit more in this regard would have been desirable to me, but I'm still thrilled that someone is bringing up many of these issues.
This book will piss a lot of people off.
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Collector's Encyclopedia of Figural Planters & Vases: Identification & Values
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Not very helpful.......2002-11-26
This book has good pictures but does not help much at all. Too many planters listed as unmarked, if you want a book to identify the unmarked planters go to another book. When it list a maker the piece is already marked by the maker. If you want this book don't pay too much for book under 8.00 would be ok.
Not very helpful.......2002-11-26
This book has good pictures but does not help much at all. Too many planters listed as unmarked, if you want a book to identify the unmarked planters go to another book. When it list a maker the piece is already marked by the maker. If you want this book don't pay too much for book under 8.00 would be ok.
Interesting but not that helpful for indentification........1999-06-08
This book is full of large color pictures. Unfortunatly few pieces,that are not already Marked by the maker are identified. I also found the values did not run true to other reference material. There were several misidentification of pieces the even an amateur, like myself, could spot. Good photography-as a reference and value guide poor.
Customer Reviews:
for citrus growers.......2007-01-27
a very useful and short guide for citrus amateurs growers. Very imortant and good information about citrus USDA zones and many citrus varietes carefully described. I think there is a essentail book for amateur citrus growers in temperate zones (atlantic europe coast)
Nice Guide for the Novice.......2007-01-10
The nursery where I bought my citrus tress recommended this book. I think it provides a very comprehensive coverage of growing citrus in AZ. This is a must for your reference library.
Great pictures, but could have been better.......2004-07-18
The book is attractive and does contain a lot of information about different citrus varieties. My main criticism is that the Planting and Care section could have been much more substantial. Specifically, since the descriptions of various citrus ailments (poor nutrition, inappropriate watering, infection with pests) are not accompanied by photos of the symptoms, it makes it harder for the reader to figure out what these problems might actually look like. The black-and-white pen-and-ink drawings of pests are somewhat informative, but they're very limited compared to what might be conveyed by a photo.
Also, a few diagrams to help illustrate "good pruning" would have been great.
I'm not suggesting that this book should have been a definitive technical treatise on citrus, but I think it would have been more useful if more attention had been paid to what goes wrong when you're trying to grow citrus.
subtropical fruit for third world country's information.......2001-12-20
This book has informatiom for the professional as well as the village farmer in Africa , its teachings are simple and clear for all those interested in the subject to follow , the illustrations and instructions are simple even for those with a basic knowledge of subtropical fruit growing. Africa is not covered in the distribution map never the less the fruits are for example the mango tree is synonymous with Africa , it gives food, and shelter from the elements and fuel what more can you want from a tree. Every African school would benefit from a book like this , and i know one that will.
Great citrus guide with wonderful pix/info.......2001-10-10
I have read several other books on citrus cultivation, but this book is by far the best i've run across. It has excellent photographs of the hundreds of citrus fruits, both on the tree and of the inside of the fruit itself. It has some great citrus recipes, but it mainly focuses on the cultivation and care of each variety. This book tells the grower what he/she can exactly expect to see, and how to best care for your tree. If there is ANYTHING this book lacks, it is more info on out-of-zone citrus gardening. For example, i live in NC and i have phenomenal success with all my trees in containers (i winter them in a "cheap" plastic greenhouse). That is my only criticism of this book---otherwise, all cultivar info is detailed and well illustrated!!!!
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The Law of Commercial Procedure of the United Arab Emirates:Issuing Law: Federal Law No. 18 of 1993 (Arab and Islamic Laws Series)
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This huge piece of legislation promulgated in September 1993 represents the culmination of a major project aimed at producing comprehensive unified regulation of all areas of commercial activity. In the introductory chapter to the law, which concerns its application, it is stipulated that commercial matters with regard to which specific federal laws are promulgated shall be subject to the provisions of these laws and to such provisions of the present law as do not conflict with them (Article 3). The main body of the law commences with definitions of what constitutes commercial activity: these persons who shall be deemed to be traders, and the conditions of eligibility to engage in trade. It sets out the requirements of accounting and record keeping which are obligatory for all traders. There is comprehensive legislation of a range of general commercial matters such as commercial houses, trade names, commercial data, commercial obligations and contracts, sale on deferred terms, sale at action, international sales, commercial pledges and deposits in public depositories. Following this there is detailed regulation of several of the most important specific areas of commercial activity including the different forms of commercial agency, commercial representation, brokerage and carriage of goods and persons. The large section of banking operations is systematic and exhaustive, as is the regulation of actions and transactions involving commercial and financial documents. The last section deals with bankruptcy, composition to avert bankruptcy, the procedures and administration of bankruptcy and its consequences. Article 196 states that the establishment of a Stock Exchange will be subject to the agreement of the Council of Ministers and promulgation of a Federal Law regulating the activity of the Exchange. The Law is presented in a comprehensive and consistent manner and is clear and accessible. An invaluable reference to all those who have business interests in or with the United Arab Emirates.
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This volume contains the first and most famous of Frederick Douglass`s three autobiographies, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. First published in Boston in 1845, only seven years after Douglass`s escape from bondage, the Narrative provided the foundation for its author`s antebellum reputation as a writer. Douglass went on to write two more autobiographies, becoming one of a very small number of nineteenth-century Americans to publish more than one account of their lives. His books provide an unparalleled record not only of the events of his life but also of his shifting perceptions of the complex worlds of slavery and freedom that he inhabited. The autobiographies reflect the differences in his age (the first was written when he was twenty-seven, the last when he was in his seventies), his memory, and his objectives at the various times of his writing.
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